Nonprofit Resources

Partnering for good

Looking for information and resources related to creating a GivingEdge profile and participating in the next Big Day of Giving from the Sacramento Region Community Foundation? You've found the right place. 

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GivingEdge

Building a profile on the Sacramento region's nonprofit knowledgebase, GivingEdge, gives your organization an "edge" in educating our community on the impact you make, offers donors the option to support your work by making gifts, and provides you access to top-of-the-line donor engagement tools and functionality year-round.

Create a GivingEdge Profile

GivingEdge is the backbone of the Sacramento region's annual giving day, Big Day of Giving, and all nonprofits that participate in Big Day of Giving must have updated GivingEdge profiles. In fact, building a GivingEdge profile is part of the Big Day of Giving registration process from mid-October through December of each year. Note that creating a profile does not register your organization for Big Day of Giving. Registration for Big Day of Giving is currently closed.

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Eligibility Criteria

To create a profile on GivingEdge, your nonprofit must meet the following criteria:

  • Be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization in good standing with the IRS, the California Secretary of State, the California Department of Justice, and the Franchise Tax Board. Learn more about our compliance requirements with these entities.
  • Be headquartered or have a branch in the four-county capital region of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, or Yolo counties, and provide services to one or more of these counties. If your organization is physically located outside of this region, but a significant amount of your work takes place in the four-county area, you are eligible to participate; however, you will be asked to provide additional documentation.
  • Not currently under any federal, state, or local investigation or regulatory-related inquiry (including violations and citations) related to any aspect of your operation.
  • Nonprofit organizations that currently have a fund at Sacramento Region Community Foundation are eligible to participate regardless of location. All other criteria listed above must be met.

Ineligible

We do not accept requests from the following types of organizations (barring exceptions stated):

  • Schools, houses of worship, or government organizations, except we will accept organizations or foundations that are fiscally sponsored by a school or church. Further, organizations or foundations created to support churches, schools, or government organizations are eligible if eligibility requirements are met.
  • School groups such as PTAs, sport teams, band boosters, or other school affinity groups; Private foundations (filing a 990PF); Supporting organizations (charity status of 509(a)(3)); Public safety organizations (charity status of 509(a)(4)).

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Big Day of Giving

Our region's day of giving to local nonprofits

This year's Big Day of Giving was an amazing day. Our region came together to celebrate and support the important work you and your teams do each day — and you made it happen. Thank you, and please read about the event's results in the 2025 Report to the Community! Though this year's Big Day of Giving is over, you can still access the resources for the 2025 campaign below. We'll update these once the effort for Big Day of Giving 2026 gets underway

Next year's Big Day of Giving will be Thursday, May 1, 2025! Nonprofit registration will open in the fall, and we hope you'll join us. Here are just some of the benefits of participation:

  • Connect with current supporters and, through your GivingEdge profile, engage new ones at a time when nonprofits are front and center.
  • Build your organization’s ability to serve our community by participating in trainings to strengthen your team's capacity and skills.
  • Collaborate with staff and volunteers from the Sacramento Region Community Foundation and other local organizations to grow an inclusive, collaborative nonprofit sector.

Nonprofit Resources for 
Big Day of Giving

Here's everything you need (and more!) for a successful Big Day of Giving! If you have questions, please contact the Big Day of Giving team at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation at bdog@sacregcf.org.

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Nonprofit User Guide

A comprehensive guide to Big Day of Giving, including information about eligibility and registration; planning your marketing; preparing your GivingEdge profile; donations; details on matching funds and fundraising pages; contingency planning; receiving your donations, and more.

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Campaign Workplan

A helpful tool to use in March and April to strategize for your Big Day of Giving campaign. This resource includes key activities starting eight weeks prior to BDOG, as well as the Marketing Plan; Board Member Individual Development Plan; Circle of Influence Worksheet

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BDOG Mentors

Mentors are Big Day of Giving experts, who make themselves available to help other nonprofit representatives! They are available from January to May. We recommend new organizations and Team Captains connect with a Mentor at least once.

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Calendar & Event Registration

We host a variety of events leading up to Big Day of Giving including trainings, networking events, and other helpful webinars and calls. 

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Facebook Learning Community

The Facebook Learning Community is a space for you to ask questions, and get tips and updates, about BDOG from others who are participating!

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The Bark E-Newsletter

Subscribe to our Bark! E-newsletter to get regular updates on upcoming Big Day of Giving deadlines, events, trainings, resources, and more.

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Mightycause Support

Big Day of Giving and GivingEdge are run on the Mightycause technology platform. If you have questions about the functionality of fundraising tools available to you, a good place to refer is their team's Support Library.

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Disbursements

All donations made through GivingEdge are collected by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation and disbursed to your organization. To help your organization receive funds faster, we offer ACH (direct deposit) through Ramp.

Marketing Toolkit for 
Big Day of Giving

Use these graphics, templates, and more to plan and execute your Big Day of Giving campaign. If you have questions, please contact the Big Day of Giving team at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation at bdog@sacregcf.org.

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Logos, Social Media, & Email Graphics

Access Big Day of Giving logos, social media and email graphics in multiple languages, customizable frames, and more!
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Brand Usage Guide

Big Day of Giving is a trademark of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation. Get the details on our brand standards, color palette, and more. 

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Sample Messages

Browse this library of sample messaging templates — consisting of emails, social media posts, press releases, short blurbs, and more.

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Nonprofit Story Form

There are tons of stories to share about your organization's impact in the community. Send us one and we'll post it on our Big Day of Giving social media channels.
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Animated GIFs

Spice up your messages with animated GIFs. Review our collection or access them directly from your favorite social media and text messaging apps by searching "Big Day of Giving" in the GIF search bar.

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Printable Materials

Download and print Big Day of Giving materials, including flyers and posters, items that are handy to pass out to your audiences or use in Big Day of Giving photo opportunities!

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Canva Templates

It's easy to customize BDOG-branded Canva templates with your nonprofit's images. A free account with Canva is required to access, edit, and download the templates. Learn more about creating an account (and, when you have one, accessing Canva Pro features for free through your nonprofit). 

 The Foundation provides updated Canva templates for your nonprofit to use in your marketing for BDOG! Find templates for graphics below:

Want to learn how to customize our templates? Watch Canva's tutorial!

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These resources are created or curated by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation for the benefit of nonprofits in Big Day of Giving.
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BDOG & GivingEdge Questions

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Contact Us

Connect with our team.

Have questions about GivingEdge, Big Day of Giving, the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, opening a charitable fund to support your philanthropic giving, or another piece of our work? Please connect with our team, who are always happy to assist.

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